Mozambique

News about Mozambique, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 12, 2015

Contaminated traditional beer kills 56 people at funeral in Mozambique, and 49 others are admitted to hospitals for poisoning. MORE

Oct. 18, 2014

Mozambique's main opposition group Renamo says it will challenge results showing governing Frelimo party to be likely winner of presidential and legislative elections. MORE

Mar. 9, 2014

Seth Frugal Frugal Traveler article on his search for the 'real Africa' in Mozambique's chaotic but colorful and manageable coastal capital of Maputo. MORE

Jan. 26, 2014

Lynda Schuster Lives essay describes her experience giving up the guns she had acquired while living in war-torn countries like Mozambique and Liberia. MORE

Oct. 22, 2013

Renamo opposition movement says that it is abandoning its 1992 peace accord with Mozambique's governing Frelimo party, raising fears of a renewal of the old conflict; movement says it made the decision because government forces seized a jungle base where its leader Alfonso Dhlakama is staying, forcing him to flee into the mountains. MORE

Aug. 26, 2013

ONGC Videsh, a unit of the India’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, says it will acquire a 10 percent stake in a natural gas project in Mozambique from Anadarko Petroleum in an all-cash deal. MORE

Apr. 6, 2013

Members of Mozambican opposition party’s militia kill four police officers in attack to try to free party members arrested in police raid on their headquarters. MORE

Mar. 6, 2013

Anadarko Petroleum of United States and Videocon of India put 20 percent of important natural gas field off coast of Mozambique up for sale. MORE

Jan. 26, 2013

Series of finds in Mozambique by Italian oil company Eni and rival Anadarko Petroleum add up to largest natural gas trove of recent years. MORE

Dec. 6, 2012

Italian oil company Eni says it has made new natural gas discoveries in the waters off Mozambique, find that would help consolidate Eni's position as one of the leaders in the East Africa region. MORE

Nov. 11, 2012

Poverty rates in Mozambique remain stubbornly high, despite influx of coal projects, raising tough questions about whether Africa's resource boom can effectively raise standards of living of its people. MORE

Sep. 2, 2012

Look column presents photos taken by Piotr Naskrecki of insects, as part of a project in which insects in Mozambique were documented. MORE

Jul. 24, 2012

World Wildlife Fund releases report showing that poor wildlife-protection efforts by Asian and African countries in response to illegal poaching is putting the survival of rhinoceroses, tigers and elephants at risk; names Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique as the countries that have done the least to combat trafficking of the endangered animals. MORE

Jan. 6, 2012

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has tightened his control over the diamond mines on the Mozambique border, stifling the economic activity and cultural life in nearby towns and forcing many Mozambican smugglers to pan for gold instead. MORE

Dec. 11, 2011

Author Henning Mankell Op-Ed article reflects on what he has learned after living for nearly 25 years in Mozambique, emphasizing especially the nature of storytelling in society. MORE

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January 26, 2014, Sunday

On Africa, China is “sincere, unlike some countries” driven by self-interest and politics, said a top Chinese official making remarks after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan wrapped up a tour of the continent.